The Chapter is the fruit of research undertaken by the author who shows light to the last phases of human life. The chapter provides the cultural backdrop on growing up. The title: Ring out “Ageing Miserably;” Ring in “Growing Gracefully” suggests the author's skeptical reading of the...

"Many studies of China's relations with and influence on Southeast Asia tend to focus on how Beijing has used its power asymmetry to achieve regional influence. Yet, scholars and pundits often fail to appreciate the complexity of the contemporary Chinese state and society, and just how...